Couch-bed.



000011 BED. APPLIQATION FILED D110. 2, 1908.

Patented Feb. 21, 1911 ssqbeoo;

U. L. PLUNKETT.

'COUGH BED. APPLIGATION FILED DEO.2, 190s.

Patented Feb. 21, 1911.

2 HEETSSHEET 2,

. the stilt-age closed to. form a couch; end. view,'w1th the ,slnftable .sectlon partly UNITED u PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES In PLUNKETI', OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN COUCH COM-- PANY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YGRK, A COREORATION OF NEW YORK.

COUCH-BED.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that. I, (.lniuuacs L. PARTNE- 12'1"? a citizen of the United States, residing in New York, borough of .ljlanhattan. in the county Yorlt,l1ave invented certain new and useful Innnovenients in Cmiclrlicds. of l following is a specification.

This invention relates to vouch l more particularly to that class of oil New York and tltate of New ll( 'll the i rert-ptacl mls, and couch beds Specification of Letters Extent. Application filed December 2, 1908.-

in which one member mulling up the bed moves or slides with relation to the other to i'orni either a double or a single bed or couch, the object of the present invention being to provid opening and closing a folding nnittr which means will also simultaneously a storage receptacle into position to suppo receptacle, may be utilized to support the mattresswhen opened to form a. double bed.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an extremely simple and inexpensive means which will shift or slide one section of a pair of nesting couch-bed sec tions so as to form either a single or a douhis bed and which will also sinmltaneously swing open or close-ti folding mattress, and in addition will carry into or out of posi tion for use a suitable storage receptacle. vthe parts being so organized, however, in several of the embodiments thereof that the storage receptacle is readily :urcessible in any position of theshi'ftable section of the couch bed.

-A further object is the provision of an improved conch bed made up of two sliding sections, one of which is carried or sup ported by a storage receptacle in such manner however, that its metallic fabric will move orslide-b'ctw'cen a side bar and the inetallig fabric of the other section while receptacle will move or slide below the side bar of such last section.

In the drawings aeconipanyin'g and forming, part of this specification, Figure l is of this improved couch bed 1g. 2 is also an U an end View moved out and the folding mattress partly pen; Fight) is an end viewof the bed, sections opened to form a double bed, one form of the storage receptacle being shown. partly in section; Fig. 4 is a perspective e a couch bed with means for f tziil view of a su rt i such mattress when. unfolded, whereby such latontcul Feb. 21, 191 1. Serial No. 465.631.

view of this improved bed folding mattress removed and showing a. part of the metallic fabrics in 08 this view illustruting),- a somewhat dill form of storage receptacle; Fig. 5 view oflhe shiftablc section of the bed, illim ti'atingia somewhat ditl'erent torm'oi' storage c: Fig. (5 an end view of the shift ubic lllll section. with parts thereof broken aoav and illustrating: a somewhat different form of storage receptacle; and .liig. 7 is a depporting bar for the metal lic fabric of the shittable section of the bed. Similar characters of reference indicate m)rrespondinn' parts throughout the (litterent figures of the drawings. a

In those forum of conch beds' in which one section shifts, moves or slides with re lation to the other section. thereby to tori-n either a double or a single bed, it is desirable to provide some means for the storage of the bed clothing during the day, or when the structure is transformed into a couch, and also to have such bed clothing readily accessible so that. when the bed is formed into a double bed the bed clothing inay be thrown upon the mattressthus obviating the necessity of carrying the bed clothing to and storing the same in a cupboard ch11: ing the day and again carrying it, back to the bed at night. To obtain the greatestadmntagc from such a sto age receptacle,liowever, it must be such a thereto igb'e readily had at the bedc tithing can be readily removed from the bed or placed thereon. withom the necessity of handling it twice. In the present embodiment of this improved couch bed, the same is made up of two members orsections, one of which, for the "present purposes, may be considered as the main or stationar section and he other the shiftablcor extensible section, obviously, either section may be shifted rel at-i'vely to the other. In the present instance that section which is shown as the shiftable Section-sis made u of a storage receptacle -and a metallic fa ric; whereby it may be readily shifted 'awagg from or toward under the main section, as occasion may require. The'section 2 of the bed, which for the present purposes is designated the main or stationary section, preferably comprises a pair of end frames 3 =fl'llcl4, each compriof 1 with tho b'iolt. or

although,

is an end i position that access a t me when and purpose a pair of'brackcts 26, to which the} in; a horizontal bar .7 provided with a pair when the bed is in the form .of a couch, is

oi legs or supoorts t3 usually provided with casters T. 'lhese end frames are connected hy'a pair of side bars 8 and t), a .--uitahle sti'tl'ening strip 10 also being! provided for is a metallic fabric 11 attached thereto in any suitable manner. The section l2, which in the present. instance is designated as the shiftable' section, lllit\Vhi g fllllPl'lfits a pair of end frames 13 and l-l', each of which is ln'ovidedpwith dependingmembers l5 attached to the endof a suitable storage receptacle or box 16, wl'icrcby this section of the bed. comprises the receptacle and the metallic fabric l7", which is stretclu-d between the owl frames, so that the SlOtage receptacle in. this instance takes the place of the side bars and the stiffening means which connect the-end frames of the main section. The. storage receptacle 1G is of such height that it will readily pass under the side bar 9 of the main section of the bed and may be provided with suitable casters 18 adapted to rest. on the floor. The horizontal metallic supporting members. l3 and 14, of the end frames of this extensible sec; tion, however, are located above the side bar 9 and, in the present instance, below the metallic fabric 11 of the i'nainsection, so:

that. the metallic fabric 17 of the extensible section slid s between the side bar and the metallic fabric of the main section, while. the storage receptacle is located below both of said metallic fabrics.

The structure so far described makes up a very complete and desirable bed, as it.

provides a bed which can be easily transformed into a double or a single bed or conch, while also furnishing, in connection therewith, a suitable storage reeeptaelc which, in several of the forms shown herein is readily accessible in either form of the The mattress 19 is made as a folding or book mattress made of two .parts '20 and 21 hinged or joined together along; one edge,

at. 22. For the purpose of shi ting the storage receptacle 1 6 and also for, opening and closing the folding or hook mattress 1t! suitable means is provided, which, in the present instance, comprises a swln' ing bar23, preferably of U-shaped form,- pivoted at its ends, as at 24, t0 the end .frames 3 and 4 of the main section 3-. and in this instance at'the-inner ends ot'sueh ond' 'frames. This swinginghar is connected by a pair of links 2.5- to. the storage receptacle and th erebfi to' t'heextensible section of the bed, foi i nks 25 are pivoted are attached to the .inner endsof the end frames. 1 and H.

The folding l'nfll'll'esslll, which rests upon the metallic fabric 11- of the main section made, asst-ated, in two parts. one part or half of which, as .20, is usually fastened to the top of the metallic fabric ll of the main smrtimn the other half, as- 21 being secured securing the end framestogether at one side thereof. Stretched between these en'd fl'nnu-s is usually made somewhat l'lllt'h'fil than the other half to rt'nnpmisate for the slightly lower position of the metallic fabric of this section relatively to the metallic fabric of the. main section of the bed. although these two fabrics are, because of the arrangement herein shown Wherelrr the fabric of the catensible FsttftlOll slides between the metallic fabric and a side bar ofthc main section. nearly level.

While in the form of conch lied shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, access to the stora ye receptacle is entirely practicable whether t 'e bed be open or closed, yet it is desirable that such access be permitted when the folding mattress is partly open, so that, for

instance, when the bed is to be transformed into a double bed the pillows, covers and other appurtenances of the bed can be taken from the storage receptacle and thrown on to the ticking or inside of the book mattress,

whereas if this could only be done when the folded mattress is also partly opened, as

shown in Figs.'2 and 4-, so that thc'bed accessories' when rbnioved fmm the stem 2'- reeeptacleean be i'ihinhdt'ietcly placed inside of the folding mattress where they are to be spread. thus obi'iat-ing the necessity of twice handlin .the pillows and other appurtenanees.' This is a great advantage, es pecially when heavyblalilrets and other c0v- .eringsof weight'mnstbe handled by a woman.

In the form of storage receptacle shown in Figs. 1 to 3 the frontthereof is in the form of a hinged cover 30, this being hinged.

at. lower edge to the. bottom of the receptuclc, so that it may toll down and permit" accessto the box. To provide increased nceessibility to the box, lnnvever, the frontthereof may be formed in the manner shown in Fig, l, i1 which. the box is in clinetl at its front and no inclined cover 31. provided, which when thrown open uilordo ucccns both downwardly and inwm'dly to the box, this not beinginterfered with by the metallic fabric of the entensible section by reason of i the fact thnt the box is somewhat lower than the fabric, n" shown in l.

lin the stolen E-TllO'WI] in bin. 53 the box in proi "tied with a enitnble drun'cr 13, which, who the storage recentucle ehiftcd ontwnrdl'y, can in turn be pulled out to obtnin access to the interior of the drawer.

In the form shown in bi 6, the n'ietnllic in is made in two parts, this brings; permuted bytwinning cuch 11d frame 13 till l-l ns two nnnnbcro and longing; them then on :El' ell), n snitubic broco or bur l-l oi drop 'ttu'niution ho ling depeiuling poi-limos l9, mluptrultn refitv 35 upon the top ofthe box, l'UilHt-Wii'lllg the two horizontal bars of the end ironiestogetlier so us' to prevent the metallic fabric lirorn. pulling them tononj'rl each other, The front portions of the outer or shiftoblo portion may also be brace l by at bar i2, illustrated by the dotted circle in Fig". 6. il hen the extensible section hon been shifted outwardly into position hown in Fig, (i, at which tin'ie thefolcled n'nittrens in portly open, the outer half of this extensible 5; "ion can. be thrown upward, as shown in big". 6, and the lid of the box ruined, or no shown in said it 6 the throwing upward of the exte ble section also raises the lid to of the b I the lid is attached. by some suitable niezins as u wire to, to the en :eneible section, Where by access can be oblnnnerl to the box otthe top thereof, thus obviuting the necessity oi providing it with :1. drawer as in Fig. in 45 this form, however, uccees to the box only possible When the extensible section is partly shifted ontwa tll to permit the outer hell [thereof to be swung upwardly, While in the bther forms of the improvement the box can be opened or closed even when the bed is closed to forin u conch. So lihew'se the drawer 32 can be drawn out at :iny time.

The storage receptacle or box: may be mailed metal or oi? cedar, and "when formed of the iatternniterinl, it constitutes it very efiicient receptacle for the etorage oi? :turs or other articles during sinniner, as it is well know that cedar will prevent injury of artifil'esf ZOIlKl therein by moths, and us 59 the rcceptiic'le is sniticiently large to enable iii-to be used not only us a plnce jlior sto 11g bedclothing, but also for wearing apparel, itvt-hus affords a very convenient ,Stoagge means, especially as it is located, and in the loot; when the some in in the form of n couch or a double bed.

By means oi. the swinging bar 23, not only the folding mattress opened and closed, but the storage receptacle, which constitutes the snrnport for the mattress, is also Sll'lllll' tnneont'y shifted in or out, occord'ng to the direction or inorennmt oiiithe swinging hair, nnd this con easily be done by u person a tending at the end of the couch instead of in the middle. of the front thereof. Moreover,in ull l ornis oi", the improvement, the stronger receptacle is readily zimressiblc Without the necessity of lifting one half of the entire folding innttrcss, forevcn in Fig. 6 310 it but necessary to lift only :1 qmirter of the whole niuttrest; when down, and it can be lifted l'ie'fore the sectionul or folding innttress, ut down, and in the other forms voi the improvement no lifting of the nmttrees or the iirznnowhich carries it is re quired. 7

It will thus be seen thnt in the present iniprovenicnt the storage receptacle marries or constitutes the jllfitiilt of support for the finding n'nittrese, that is to soy, the end frames oi. the extensible z-iectioii are secured tlircttly to the storage receptucle and serve to :nipport the "folding mattress when the Finn; in thrown over upon thorn.

l: ch irn as my invention:

l. in u couch bed, the coinbiinition. of o puir of bed sections, one shiiftobie rclotively to the other and each marrying u.- yielding niot'tresn onmziort one resting t ntwiee over the other to form the soot when the structure is in the form of n couch, u, storage receptacle twining port oil? said shilitoble oection and located below the plane of .snicl yielding mattress supports, a folding muttro for swirl sections, and moons connected Wllifl one sections untl with said folding mattress and adopted to simultaneously shift the shiftnble section and stornge re ceptacle and open orclosc suid n'nittress.

9;. ln u conch bed, the combination of n pair of telescoping bed sections each having it yielding .i'rmttress supporting means con nected thereto illlt'li one inovnblerelutively to the other, the yielding mattress supporting 5 means oi? one section lying flntwise oven the other when the structure in inihc torni of ii. 'conch thereby to form the sent, a folding inuttrcs-S therefor, o sit-mirage receptacle tormintg" it part of one section and locnted below said yielding; mattress supporting n'ieans when the section's au=e-telescoped, and rootin attached to said folding nnittress and operaiirm i :Wing liars; csnnvi'iii "i, enzi file FiTi'flifliP is is: the farm of a couch there- 2 mums and thc axis-21 1 mi cmp1"is--- [s' to tf'm'm Hm Head of the couch. z folding ing' :1 sim'ngu i'vvvptzacw supporgim its end *naihess for said bed and means i11 foiding frames. the memiiic fabric of H mimzsibie 21in? unfolding F aid Ilia-{tress "[0 spread His 5 swiion sliiiing between :2 side imr-ziml the same on $1} mid supporting means, said SU mei'ziiiic fabric ni" the main swaciion foidi'zig 2:510 recophuio having a 00W? shiftziblie in i1 math-cm for said L-a (a, and means for si'iding plane n'znwvmsb to (he plans of movement 0fnne of said svctimis rvi-aiveiy in the oiiler mid ITCCPHHE. I and Sillliii2i11001l5 i opening; 0 cinsiiig .iri 9. In a much bed" the ebmbinatimi of a w meiti'ress. v pair of bed sect-inns, one shifm'bie reiative y 76 In a cmwhwl ibi'fiiii'lai'l a? n to H e mixer and eachcrimpiising and Eran 1min and zm' q: A i c- 1. each may having metaiiiC-fabric stretched f1:c i;erae raisin j :i pairnf mid f mes h:a\-"ing a ineiween we iyi ig iiatwi c mmfluyoihei when miiic fabric 1i il-ilfiiflbet ififll Hie the sti'uct'm'a is in Hm form of a couch to main gem-am imfiii ,ir ie ha e cmmemizig form H19 seat thei'eqf, fine u? said SQCfim'MS 80 Raid end :fnmles and His :ns" 1e c l'iim iim'ing its end frames of hinged fdrnmtion '(O'Efiiilifiiilg a swings iw'fiepiziniii siippmtii inivimmiiziiv its ends WiltlQbfJ :i part 01 said mid fi'nnwQ Kim nnniilic fabric of the Q1- iil'mm' 21211}? bc swung upward imisibie sM-iiun' siidiug; iFQiWQQE] :1 'ie i 9. 1 21 s, cam-i1 Wad. the cmi'ibiilzzi'iml {if a iai EHHHI'QSS'K'G sprenii; the say an to a supporinggy means the mattresk x main and an GX CG'Z skseciima; aach pmiihgg meansmirrieifby the stoiaig a pe prising: a pair of and frames having a yie'in'icemac ie comprising a fixed part ind fa 30 imp; mum-m snppmting menus cri'fmeflmi hinged mart. whereby access $0 the sioi'age mi-0m i'iw imam sieshmi having filth; ha rs i'wepmmz 15 p01 mfimi. I I

2. in :i much bed" the cnmiwiimiimi-of a pair m? 530d swiimis each 0021: riRingg end mui i! mei'nliia fabric six-etched there b atwwn. :1 Rimsiggfv recspua'cia i0 i'vi'aiizli w mid fliiiiugh' of 0m: wciinn are atiacheih We 7 sid em? i'rzmiais carried by 129 staraig 1w finia -i0 having a iiiiigsd portion Wher'eby access 0H1? flange receptacle permitted,

m'ms bars ihewabm 1pm; the ni mryhen time struc having a me'i'ai iv fabric wuwimi 0m tum is 110 fan-m i-iih, and means l ving: fintin'ise' 0 er the Mixer W119i the sfi'mw for fuming and unfolding i aii-i mattress i0 time is in the i'm'iii 0f 5'; cmzch, a 'ohii: 9 z-m'iispread Hm same on said mbiallic fabrics;

tress for said? bed i "i i In a. much badfliw smmbimitian 0f 21 ami Haifa? swim pair of bed? @c-v'imisa one siii fiabie veintively in 1515: 0531131 arid mic-h minimising mid franms .1291 hu'f ag; a meaiilic Minis strukhqd' ihex eiifitififiil'l one iying 'fiatwisa GYM the other ii mvin szii V 49 and swiiigingg; alum na ii suppurtiiig mews semi-inns reiativeiy in H1 aiemisiy b aming m chm 1;: s

6. in a much beau the a pair of bad SG'OHGZEH. on? $31 1'0 Hm m? and one can r-Pcepmciia nmi. mnflress on me cimi 0m with said swim v smmge receptacla miwziiw i a I U" mii of marl sections. mie siiifi'iiiih rvia'i'iw iv having; ii (mi fi zum s of hinged fornmtion 1% S in the ather and having; :1 s'imagzu rvvupfnr-L iiiimfnwiimw its ends ivlim'vby :i part (if such i i-mm: may be swung" ii nvni'd. Hie inmaliic 13. In aeoneh bed, the combination of a pair of bed sections one shiftable relatively tothe other and each eom'prisingfa pair ofend frames having a metallic fabric stretched therebetween. the metallic-faln'ie,

; 'slii'ftable section baring a hinge formation.

' and said storage rta-eptaele? having va lid.

oiencd and closed on the shifting of the,

hlnged portion of said shiftablesection.v

' 14:. In a couch bed, the rombination of a pair of bed sections one shiftablerelatively to the other and each made np of a pair of and frames having a. -nte'tall'1o fabric stretched tberebetween. one ofsaid sections having a part of its metallic fa'hrie-shiftable relativelv to another part thereof. a storagereceptacle located below said last section and having'a.shiftable cover-Land a eonneetio'n; between said coverand theshiftable portion of said fabric wvhereby on the shifting-of said fabric the cover will be opened or closdw 15.!Ina. pair of bed to the other and each made. up of a pair of end frames having a metallic' fabric conch bed, the combination of a stretched therebetween, one of said sections having a part of its'metalliitfaln'ie shiftable relatively to another part thereof. a storage receptacle located below said last section and having a Slllfillblflylld. a" connection between said'lid and"the shiftable portion of said fabricwherehr on the shifting of sai'dfahric the lid will be opened,orclosed a seetion'al mattress for said sections. and mean-S connecting said sect-ions with-said mattress and adapted to simultaneously sliiftuthcitress.

shiftable section and openonel-ose said mat 16. Ina conch bed, the -emnbination of a pair of bed sections one shiftable relative] y :to the other and each comprising! a pair of,

- end frames section andmovable under the side bar having a "{nietallic fabric stretched therebetween,' thefnietallir fabric of one section sliding between the metallic fabric and a side bar .of the other section. a' storage receptacle.- carried by the shifta'blt; t

- the othersection, said shiftable'seetion havf in a. part of its metallic fabric hinged for retain and lowerin" it, and said storage roceptac e havingja lit connected to the hinged part of said metallic fabric and o ned or closed on theshifting of said hinger part of i the shifta'blesectit iti-. r

'17.In a '(Dtibi'i the combination of a pair of bedsactions one shiftable relatively- :1 to the'other andeacli comprisin a pair ofand frames having it meta lic fabric stretched the metallic fabric sections one shiftable relatively pain o'fbcd sections one shiftabla relatively imeans fixedly seen i of .shiftabl'e. .relatiyel of one section sliding between the metallic fabric and a side bar of the other section, a

section and movable antler a side bar of the other section; said shiftable section having a Jmrt of its metallic fabric hinged for raising: and lowering it and said storage receptacle havin a'lid connected'to' the hinged partof-sai metallic fabric and opened or closed on the shifting of said hinged part of the shiftable section, a sectional mattress for said bed, and means connected with the sections and with said mattress for opening or closin' it simultaneously with the shifting bf sa d shiftabl'e section.

the combination of a' 18 In .ai 'coneli bed, pair of bed sections one. 'shiftable relatively to theiotherand carryin astorage receo taele haring' ashiftable li each of said sections carrying a yielding mattress supporting means; the yieldin mattress snpporting storage receptacle carried by the shiftable means of the shiftabe section being eonto'permit, it to be raised and loivered t its front portion; and means connecting qtheshift'ablo lid with theshiftable yielding v mattresssnpporting mcans'wh'ereby on raisingorylowerinQ the latter thclid will be shifted. V

191 11! a'eonch bed. the. combination of 'a to the. other and carrying a storage recepftacle 'liaving a shiftable lid. each of said sectionsfjcarrying a yielding mattress supthe. yielding mattress snpporting means.

porting means of the shiftable section lwing connected to permit it to be raised andhiwered at its front portion. means connecting the-shiftable lid with the shift-able yielding mattresssupporting means whereby on raising or lowering the latter the lid will be shifted, a sectional mattress for said bed \v'itlrsaid sections thereby to simultaneously 20. In a'coneh bed, the. combination of a" shiftable bed section.-

'tions, and means connecting said mattress bed section comprising a pair of connected end frames, yieldin mattress supporting red thereto one part-there to another part and aboye thcjto' {of sair :end frames and indev Q ndently' o anyimiovement' of said end antes, astor receptacle carried by said sectionan harmg a. shlftahle cover,

and a connectionbetween sifid cover and the ,s iftablc "portion of the yielding. mattress s pporting meansv whereby on shiftin the latterthe eover willtbe'opened orclos Signed at Ho 15' Murray st.. New York, N. Y., November 28th 1908. a

y CHARLES L. 'PLI'INKET'TQ \Yitnessefl: i i

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